Gaza Herald – The United Nations and more than 200 local and international aid organizations warned that humanitarian operations in Gaza were at risk of collapse unless Israeli obstacles to relief work were immediately removed, citing what they described as arbitrary and politicized restrictions.
In a joint statement, the UN and aid groups announced that dozens of international NGOs would face deregistration by the end of December, a move that would compel them to shut down their operations within 60 days. They warned that such actions would have a catastrophic impact on access to essential services for Palestinians in Gaza.
The statement stressed that international relief organizations operated or supported most field hospitals, primary healthcare centers, emergency shelter responses, water and sanitation services, nutrition stabilization programs for severely malnourished children, and critical mine-action activities across the Strip.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Gaza’s health system had been nearly destroyed after prolonged Israeli attacks, with many hospitals operating only partially while others were completely out of service. Severe shortages of medical supplies, combined with mass casualties, continued to undermine the ability to deliver adequate healthcare.
Aid officials emphasized that Palestinian medical staff had worked under extreme conditions for nearly two years, despite repeated displacement and the loss of family members, warning that without sustained access and protection, Israel’s restrictions could dismantle what remains of Gaza’s humanitarian lifeline.
